Richard Diamond, Private Detective presents “The Bloody Hat Case,” episode 11, originally broadcast on NBC on July 2, 1949. Dick Powell stars as the wisecracking New York sleuth Richard Diamond, with Ed Begley as Lieutenant Walter Levinson.

A cab driver delivers a bloodstained hat marked “B.K.” and a recently fired .38-caliber revolver to Diamond—but no victim. Following the clues from Flatbush to a Fifth Avenue hat shop and beyond, Diamond encounters Bertram Kalmus, George Watkins, and a trail of conflicting accounts in a tense apparent murder frame-up. The episode closes with one of Diamond’s signature musical codas, “A, You’re Adorable.”

Old Time Mystery Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:48 Original Broadcast
30:18 Closing

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The Adventures of Philip Marlowe presents “The Lonesome Reunion,” episode 20, originally broadcast on CBS on February 12, 1949. Gerald Mohr stars as Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled private detective.

Marlowe follows the trail of money from an old bank robbery to Lonesome, Arizona, where a black satchel and a set of seemingly ordinary papers lead into a dangerous desert-town web of armed men, deception, and competing claims on missing loot. Written by Gene Levitt and Robert Mitchell, the episode takes Marlowe well beyond his familiar city streets.

Old Time Mystery Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:44 Original Broadcast
29:35 Closing

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Nick Carter, Master Detective presents “The Case of Shakespeare’s Ghost,” episode 216, originally broadcast on Mutual on December 30, 1945. Lon Clark stars as master sleuth Nick Carter in this Stanley Kauffman mystery from the Lin-X-sponsored run.

A rare manuscript vanishes after a death revives the unsettling legend of Shakespeare’s ghost. With a corpse disappearing and the phantom apparently accused of murder, Carter and Patsy Bowen face a case where the evidence seems as eerie as the legend itself.

Old Time Mystery Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:38 Original Broadcast
30:08 Closing

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Broadway Is My Beat presents “The Anna Compton Murder Case,” originally broadcast on CBS on September 15, 1951. This is episode 78, opening the series’ third season, with Larry Thor as hard-boiled Manhattan detective Danny Clover.

When Anna Compton is found shot in an automobile registered to Edward Bishop, Clover follows a troubled trail through Broadway, an auction house, and a skid-row mission. Written by Morton Fine and David Friedkin and directed by Elliott Lewis, this Hollywood-produced police noir retains the series’ unmistakable New York atmosphere.

Old Time Mystery Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:36 Original Broadcast
30:21 Closing

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Boston Blackie presents “The Brandon Jewel Robbery,” originally broadcast February 5, 1946. This is episode 56, starring Richard Kollmar as the quick-witted former jewel thief turned detective, with Maurice Tarplin as Inspector Farraday.

A routine Tuesday dinner with Mary Wesley takes an odd turn when strangers call Blackie “Mr. Peterkin.” The mystery deepens at Brandon Jewelers, where a $90 wristwatch and the murder of proprietor Sam Brandon draw Blackie into a puzzling case of mistaken identity and missing jewels.

Old Time Mystery Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:36 Original Broadcast
27:43 Closing

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Richard Diamond, Private Detective presents “The House of Mystery Case,” originally broadcast on NBC on December 10, 1949. Dick Powell stars as Diamond in this eerie, comic-tinged mystery, written by Herb Purdum; the cast also includes Joan Banks, Paul Frees, Ed Begley, and Virginia Gregg.

Recently widowed Julia Bates hires Diamond to spend a nervous night in her vast, unsettling home, where her late husband’s fascination with mysticism, a private crypt, secret passages, and baffling corridors make every sound suspect. With an inheritance deadline near, Diamond must determine whether the house’s disturbing phenomena are supernatural—or the work of someone with a more earthly motive.

Old Time Mystery Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:50 Original Broadcast
30:20 Closing

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The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe, episode 9, “The Girl Who Cried Wolfe,” originally broadcast on NBC on December 15, 1950. Sydney Greenstreet stars as Nero Wolfe, with Lawrence Dobkin as Archie Goodwin.

Mary Dunning, secretary to the missing executive director of an ecological foundation, seeks Wolfe’s help—but Wolfe doubts her story. When the disappearance takes a deadly turn, Archie and Wolfe are drawn into the foundation’s troubled affairs and the people surrounding its leadership.

Old Time Mystery Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:39 Original Broadcast
30:00 Closing

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Suspense presents “Two Birds with One Stone,” episode 141, originally broadcast on CBS on May 17, 1945. The Roma Wines-sponsored production stars Dana Andrews, with Elsa Maxwell appearing as the sponsor’s commercial spokeswoman.

Playwright Walter asks his wife, Eleanor, to help record what seems to be a harmless message for one of his dramatic projects. But amid an uneasy household atmosphere—and with Eleanor’s devoted dog Tracy close at hand—the recording session begins to take on increasingly ominous meaning.

Old Time Mystery Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:39 Original Broadcast
30:34 Closing

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The Whistler presents “Three Wise Guys,” originally broadcast December 24, 1950. Episode 447 is a rare, warmhearted Christmas departure from the series’ customary crime-and-fate tales, adapted by Kathleen Hite from a Damon Runyon short story.

On Christmas Eve, three small-time crooks leave a nearly empty Broadway bar and head toward Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, hoping to recover the proceeds of an old payroll robbery. Featuring John Brown, Marvin Miller, Bill Forman, and Jack Moyles, this colorful underworld holiday story unfolds in classic Runyon style.

Old Time Mystery Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:41 Original Broadcast
30:04 Closing

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Nick Carter, Master Detective presents “The Case of the Nameless Blonde,” episode 339, originally broadcast on May 9, 1948. Lon Clark stars as master detective Nick Carter, with Charlotte Manson as his assistant, Patsy Bowen, in this Mutual Broadcasting System mystery.

Carter returns to his detective office to find an unidentified blonde woman dead—and evidence indicates she was poisoned hours earlier. With no name for the victim and danger surrounding anyone who might identify her, Nick and Patsy follow a trail through a tense 1940s murder investigation.

Old Time Mystery Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:40 Original Broadcast
27:30 Closing

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